Leaving our neighborhoods better than we found them

In Guatemala, 50% of the population self-identifies as evangelical, but the communities have not been transformed. That’s a bunch of people who say they’re following Jesus. Yet there is still rampant corruption and injustice in the country. If 50% of the people were...
Video interview with Randy Lovejoy

Video interview with Randy Lovejoy

See a 3-minute video interview with Pastor Randy Lovejoy of Silverlake Presbyterian Church. In it he talks about the idea of building community in our churches on the idea of reaching outward to the larger community. He shares his experience using the Tangible Kingdom...

A good idea

Brandon Hatmaker shares in his new book The Barefoot Church about a way his church created an opportunity for people to experience what it’s like to serve: “I know that sounds weird to taste need, but that’s what it is: an event designed for people to just show up and...

The bright thread of compassion

Richard Stearns, president and founder of World Vision offers some bold direction on God’s expectations for Christ followers: “Those expectations are not mysterious or difficult to discern. They are, in fact, etched clearly in page after page of Scripture – a bright...

Youth as Agents of Change?

Comunidad Mosaico, a ministry I visited in Mexico City a couple of weeks ago, has launched an interesting initiative. I’ve often spoken of starting with the grassroots if you want to see real change. They’re dialed in to that reality:  they’re starting with teenagers....

The Now and the Not Yet

As God’s people, we are committed to God’s reign in the here and now… in anticipation of the Kingdom of God’s rule that is to come. The ultimate reign in heaven is still to come. But to what degree is the Kingdom being lived out in the here and now in the meantime?...